Knorr-Bremse

Summary

Knorr-Bremse is a business^[1]. Knorr-Bremse ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Knorr-Bremse was a member of Union des Industries Ferroviaires Européennes^[3].
• Knorr-Bremse was a member of Stiftung Bildungspakt Bayern^[4].
• Knorr-Bremse is located in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg^[5].
• Knorr-Bremse is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Knorr-Bremse is in the country of DE^[7].
• Knorr-Bremse's instance of is recorded as business^[8].
• Knorr-Bremse's instance of is recorded as public company^[9].
• Knorr-Bremse's founder is recorded as Georg Knorr^[10].
• Georg Knorr is named after Knorr-Bremse^[11].
• brake is named after Knorr-Bremse^[12].
• Knorr-Bremse followed Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG^[13].
• Knorr-Bremse's headquarters location is recorded as Munich^[14].
• Knorr-Bremse's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin^[15].
• Knorr-Bremse's headquarters location is recorded as Munich^[16].
• Knorr-Bremse's chief executive officer is recorded as Marc Llistosella^[17].
• Knorr-Bremse took place at Friedrichshain^[18].
• Knorr-Bremse's child organization or unit is recorded as Knorr-Bremse (Austria)^[19].
• Knorr-Bremse's child organization or unit is recorded as Knorr-Bremse (United Kingdom)^[20].
• Knorr-Bremse's child organization or unit is recorded as Knorr-Bremse (United States)^[21].
• Knorr-Bremse's child organization or unit is recorded as MWM GmbH^[22].
• Knorr-Bremse's child organization or unit is recorded as Knorr-Bremse (Czechia)^[23].
• Knorr-Bremse is part of MDAX^[24].
• Knorr-Bremse is part of CDAX^[25].
• Knorr-Bremse is part of German Entrepreneurial Index^[26].
• Knorr-Bremse's Commons category is recorded as Knorr-Bremse AG^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5299001GRRO0Z25YZT52^[28]

• Registered legal name: Knorr-Bremse Aktiengesellschaft^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: DE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 6QQB^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1998-06-26^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-12-14^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-28^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-12-16^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5299000J2N45DDNE4Y28^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000304^[40]

• Authority entity ID: HRB 42031^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Knorr-Bremse's founder is recorded as Georg Knorr^[10]. Recorded inception include 1905^[43] and 1998-06-26^[44].

Identity

Part of include MDAX^[24], a stock market index^[45], in Germany^[46]; CDAX^[25], a stock market index^[47], in Germany^[48], founded in 1993^[49]; and German Entrepreneurial Index^[26], a stock market index^[50]. Knorr-Bremse followed Süddeutsche Bremsen-AG^[13].

Leadership

Knorr-Bremse's chief executive officer is recorded as Marc Llistosella^[17].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Munich^[14], a college town^[51], in Germany^[52], founded in 1158^[53] and Berlin^[15], a seat of government^[54], in Margraviate of Brandenburg^[55], founded in 1244^[56]. Subsidiaries include Knorr-Bremse (Austria)^[19], a business^[57], in Austria^[58], founded in 1905^[59], headquartered in Mödling^[60]; Knorr-Bremse (United Kingdom)^[20]; Knorr-Bremse (United States)^[21]; MWM GmbH^[22], a business^[61], in Germany^[62], founded in 1922^[63], headquartered in Mannheim^[64]; and Knorr-Bremse (Czechia)^[23], a business^[65], in Czech Republic^[66], founded in 1905^[67], headquartered in Stráž nad Nisou^[68].

Industry

Industries include railway^[69], machinery industry and plant construction^[70], and electrical industry^[71].

Ownership

Knorr-Bremse's stock exchange is recorded as Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[72]. Knorr-Bremse's product or material produced is recorded as brake^[73].

Why It Matters

Knorr-Bremse ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month).^[2] Knorr-Bremse has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[74] Knorr-Bremse is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[75]